Photo Record
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Metadata
Title |
[Terrace Pharmacy] |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
ca. 1911-1920 |
Collection |
Staten Island Geographic Collection |
Description |
Original B&W print on brown cardboard mount with darker brown printed borders. Interior view of the Terrace Pharmacy on Richmond Terrace in Mariners Harbor, Staten Island. George Washington DeHart stands in the center of the image. There are counters and glass cases at left and right, with shelves and drawers along the walls at far left and right. Cabinets with glass doors can be seen along the rear wall, with two mirrors at center. The camera is visible reflected in the left-hand mirror; Mr. DeHart holds a device attached to a cord or wire, possibly to allow him to take the photograph himself. Various products are on display, including glass jars of chemicals, boxes of cigars, and brushes; advertisements for Coca-Cola and Euthymol shaving soap can also be seen. Handwritten inscription on the reverse of the mount: "GW DeHart / 2922 Richmond Terrace" with addition in another handwriting: "COR HARBOR RD / DE HART DRUG STORE." (Keywords: New York City, Early Twentieth Century) |
Print size |
6 x 8.25 |
Acquisition |
Gift of Dorothy DeHart |
Ownership and History |
George Washington DeHart, a lifelong resident of Staten Island, was born in 1876. He received his license to practice pharmacy in 1904, and opened the Terrace Pharmacy the following year. |
Earliest Date |
1911 |
Latest Date |
1930 |
Subjects |
Stores & shops Interiors Drugstores Self-portraits |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
DeHart, George Washington |
Catalog Number |
59.005.0023 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by Barbara Newington, May 2018. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |